COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
While for the classic "Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier" traditionally beech has been - and still is - used, the malt for "Schlenkerla Oak Smoke" is kilned with Oak wood. The resulting Schlenkerla Oak Smoke Malt has a smoother and more multi layered smoky note than the intensely aromatic Beech Smoke Malt. The hence complex smokiness in the "Schlenkerla Oak Smoke" is paired with the multifaceted bitterness of finest Hallertau aroma hops. With 8% alcohol and amber color it matures for months in the deep brewery cellars underneath Bamberg into a special treat for smoke beer lovers. www.Smokebeer.com

Aroma is interesting, smoky, like a ham scent, but sweet with caramel. The apperance is copper, one finger light brown head. The taste is weird. It tastes exactly as it smells. It holds qualities with a doppelbock and finishes tasting like a honey baked ham. Initially you get a caramel sweetness but it slowly turns into ham. Its wild stuff. The mouthfeel is great, very malty, soft carbonation, goes down smooth. Overall, its fascinating and worth a try!

Bottle, 0,5lt. Found at Valentin - Curious Bierkneipe, Volos.
OMG - that’s just the perfect smoked beer and WHY only available for 4 weeks in December??
It got a nice body, looks really rich and heavy. The aroma of course is smoky, but not as much as you thought for a doppelbock. Then, the taste: That’s 8% alcohol? Of course, the oak wood used gets deeper at all fases of sense-experience, but it’s not crushing the other tastes and aromas. A full body that let’s you taste all the smoked malt and yet it is a beer there. Got 2 of it right away and it was delicious. The best balanced smoked beer without being a "drinkable bacon", in an amberlike color with not much carbonation (that pairs with the whole beer perfectly)

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